There are also types of octopus which will tear off the tentacles of a Portuguese man-of-war (the most toxic, dangerous jellyfish on earth). Being immune to the deadly sting of the man-of-war, an octopus will then wield the stingers as weapons against other predators. (via This is why an octopus is more awesome than your mom - The Oatmeal)
Every year in June, the small Austrian market town of Neukirchen changes its name for three days to Newchurch and celebrates all things British. Thousands of Triumph enthusiasts converge on…
A reader who saw Marc’s recent post about an Arduino-controlled laser photo trigger wrote in to tell us about the amazing work of Belgian photographer and Flickr user …
When DVD Jon was arrested after breaking the CSS encryption algorithm, he was charged with “unauthorized computer trespassing.” That led his lawyers to ask the obvious question, “On whose…
I don’t know why this is so interesting to me but it is. I guess because in my mind there will be Jack Bauer style raids on churches during Sunday mass complete with smoke grenades and dudes dropping from the ceiling.
If you’re in the market for a new star of your nightmares, let me introduce you to Diego-San, the robot baby. (via @rob_sheridan & @pinktentacle)
